“Arise, shine, Bethlehem, for the light of peace has dawned anew.” With these words, Bethlehem celebrated the traditional lighting of its Christmas tree on a packed Manger Square on Dec. 6, 2025, following a two-year hiatus.
A relative of a passenger weeps after a ferry sank while en route to the resort island of Bali, in the waters off Banyuwangi, East Java, in Gilimanuk, Bali island, Indonesia. Associate...
A Russian missile landed near a children s summer camp at a Ukrainian church, the blast waves causing the walls and windows of the church to shake, a scene that has become all too familiar to the
Three leaders of the Linfen Covenant Home Church in China s Shanxi Province have been sentenced to prison on fraud charges in a closed-door proceeding
In an event that has shaken the country, Colombian authorities have located a mass grave that contains the bodies of eight Christian religious leaders
Officials arrested Timothy Oakes for his role in a human smuggling operation that left a family of four dead, according to a Tuesday release from the Department of Justice. Prosecutors charged Oakes, ...
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation GHF commissioned to distribute aid in Gaza announced that 12 of its local staff have been murdered, and others have been tortured
NAIROBI, Kenya -- “Life doesn't end because of sorrow or because of tragedy or because of loss,” said International Mission Board missionary Sue Foster, reflecting on her call to international missions after becoming a widow. “It doesn't end because of age.”
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, June 23, 2025. Associated Press / Photo by Michael Gruber Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ...
The sun sets over damaged buildings in the Gaza Strip, seen from southern Israel, July 1, 2025. Associated Press / Photo by Ariel Schalit Hamas official Taher a...
More than 30 Christians were injured when a mob attacked a prayer gathering in India s Odisha state, and local residents say no arrests have been made
